Numbers 24:2

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Balaam lifted up his eyes, and he saw Israel abiding in his tents according to their tribes; and the spirit of God came upon him.

Abiding

The spirit

General references

Leviticus 23:42

Numbers 1:52

Bible References

Abiding

How fair are your tents, O Jacob, your houses, O Israel!

The children of Israel are to put up their tents in the order of their families, by the flags of their fathers' houses, facing the Tent of meeting on every side.

From the top of the rocks I see him, looking down on him from the hills: it is a people made separate, not to be numbered among the nations.

You are beautiful, O my love, as Tirzah, as fair as Jerusalem; you are to be feared like an army with flags.

The spirit

Then the Lord came down in the cloud and had talk with him, and put on the seventy men some of the spirit which was on him: now when the spirit came to rest on them, they were like prophets, but only at that time.

And when they came to Gibeah, a band of prophets came face to face with him; and the spirit of God came on him with power and he took his place among them as a prophet.

And Saul sent men to take David; and when they saw the band of prophets at work, with Samuel in his place at their head, the spirit of God came on Saul's men, and they became like prophets.

And the spirit of God came on Azariah, the son of Oded;

A great number will say to me on that day, Lord, Lord, were we not prophets in your name, and did we not by your name send out evil spirits, and by your name do works of power?

Simon the Zealot, and Judas Iscariot, who was false to him.

Do not be glad, however, because you have power over spirits, but because your names are recorded in heaven.

But one of them, Caiaphas, who was high priest that year, said to them, You have no knowledge of anything;

General references

For seven days you will be living in tents; all those who are Israelites by birth are to make tents their living-places:

The children of Israel are to put up their tents, every man in his tent-circle round his flag.